Bath and basin fitting.



H. M. WEAVER. BATH AND mam FITTING.

APPLIOATIOH FILED RAY 1B, 1906.

Patented mar. 30, 1909 2 SHEETS-SHEET l t'll/I/Illl/fll/Illl/II wa l. 4

H. M. WEAVER. BATH AND BASIN FITTING. APPLIOA'I'IOI rILnn MAY 10, mm

Patented Mar. 30, 1909.

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compensate for the are 0 a circ e noving the plug UN ITED STA s PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY M. WEAVER, oF' MANSFIELD, OHIO. mm AND BASIN FITTING.

To all whom it 11104 concern:

' Be it known'that I, HENRY M. WEAVER, a resident of Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bath and Basin Fittings; and I hereby declare the following to. be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in bath and basin fittings, and more particula-rly to vimproved waste and operating mechanism .for the waste'plug, the object of the invention being to provide an ,improved connection between the valve stem or plug and fulcrumed, o 'eratin lever to through which the end of the lever moves without or valve and stem out of its normal vertlc sure a perfect closure of'the valve.-

A further object is to provide improved means for operating the lever, and improved connections betweenthe several parts of the completed structure.

A further object isto ments of this character which are extremely simple in construction, ture, easily assembled, and when assembled -insure a perfect operation of the plug or valve.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and an rangemehts of parts as hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view partly tion illustrating my improvements. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the waste detached. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the lower end of the valve stem with the forked or bifurhated end of operating lever in section. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the forked or bifurrated end of the lever.

1 represents a basin of the well known type, having an upwardly projecting apron or splash 2 at its back.

3 re resents the waste chamber, internally screwtlireaded at its upper end to receive the externally screwthrended tube 4, which latter has a flanged upper end seated in an annular groove around the basin outlet, and having an internal bevel to form a seat for al position, and hence in rovide improvecheap to manufacwill be more fully.

in section and partly in eleva- Specification 0! Letters Patent. Application filed Kay 19, 1906.

l T and'the latter the "alv to its seat.

Patented March so, 1909. Serial No. 817,761.

the plug valve 5. The tube 4 projects across the overflow passage 6, and has openings therein to receive the overflow, and. a clamping collar on the tube 4 below the basin, sccurelychnu s the fitting in while the tu e 4 is separate from the waste chamber proper, it is to be understood that when the waste chamber is hereinafter referred to as being closed by the plug of valve 5, the tube4 is included as a partfof the waste chamber.

The valve or plug 5 has an integral stem is made with integral vanes 8 to center the stem in the fitting and guide The lower-end of stem 7, is preferably flattened and rovided at the flattened portion, at both si es, with parallel lugs 9, to receive ,the forked ,or bifurcated end of the 0 crating lever 10. This forked, or bifurcated straddles the flattenecLportion of stem 7 and lies between the lugs 9. The lever 10 has. a s herieal enlargement or ball between its e ds, mounted in. a tight housin' atthe position, and.

outer end of the hollow arm 11 o the fitting, as shown in' several'of cuts and now well kndwn in the art.

my prior pat To 0 crate the lover, a journal 12 is mounts in a sleeve 13 in the s llxlash or apron 2, and is provided with a nob or hand-hold 14 on its outer end, to turn the 'ourna l. A crank arm14, is secured on'the inner end of journal 12 andthe crank pin 15 on said arm, 1projects intoan opening in the upper end 0 a rod 16 and the latter is held on the crank in l7,

pin 16, a cross .p

passed through orinto the crank pin out- The lower end of rod 16 is adjustably clam ed in a collar 18 by a set screw 19, and t e collar has a lug 20 pivotally secured to the outer end of'lever 10. -The operation is as followsz-When-the knob or hand-hold I4 is turned to move crank arm .14 downward, the rod 16 and outer end of lever 10 will be depressed to elevate the inner lift valve or plug 5 fromjts seat. \Vhen hand-hold 14 is turned in the reverse direction, the inner end of lever 10 will be forced down to forcethe plug orvalve 5 firmly on its seat. 3

It will be seen, that with my improvements the lever end is free to move in its arc of a circle without movin the stern out of its vertical alinement 8116? the valve is held against turning and is secured against side the rod.

' 30 guiding said Flag vertically, of lugs firm l y r removal, by lite lever. cheaply made and easily assem led, and are not liable to get out of perfect working. order. 5 A great many, slight changes might be: made in the general form and arrangement 1 of the parts described without departing, from my invention. Hence, 1 do not, restrict myself to. the precise details set 'forth but consider myself at liberty t0Illal(0.SUCh 1 slight changes and alterationsfas fairly fall withinthe spirit and scope of my invention. 1 llavin fully described my invention, but 1 c aim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent-is: t

1. The combination with a bath orbasin qwast'e, .a; plug for closing the same, a stein depending from said fill-1g, and means for inding said stem an valveve'rtically, of lugs projecting laterally from the stem and spaced aparty'said in s being disposed "in vertical alinement an havin curved o pposing faces, a lever pivot between its endsamd having'an end portionfreely movable between the curved'faces of said lugs,

and means for oscillating said lever.

2;..The eombiriatibirw th'e bath or basin waste'yaplng for'closin'g' the Same, a stem depending "from said plug, and means for ecting latera oni saidstem and s aeerl -apart', a-lever 'pivotetlbetrween its en s, the

end portion of one-arin of said 'lever'fieel xnovablebetween the l-ligs on th'e fstem, a; co

lar disposed approximately lnlme with the inner end oi-said lever and pivotally at} tnclted theretoand an operating rod passing The arts can be I through and adjustably secured to said collar.

3. In a basin waste, the (.OlllblllilllUl] with a basin. having an apron or splash, a waste chamber below the basin, and a plug valve closing the outlet from the basin to the waste chamber. of a lever lulcrulned between its ends and projecting into the waste chamber, said lever constructed to interlock with the valve stem abo've the lower end of the latter, a rotary journal in the apron or s)lasl1, a knob or hahd-hollbn the outer en of the journal, a crank mam th'e'inner end of the journal, a rod connected at its upper end with the crank arm', a collar pivoted to the outer entl"o f the leyeijto receive the lower end of the rod, and .a set screw n the collar scribing witnesses to ad'ustably secure the rod therein.

4. [he combination with a bath or basin waste valve,of a stem d8 finding therefrom, a pairof lnFs on each "si e of said stem, the lugs ofea'ci pair spaced apart in vertical aliileln'ent and 'havin' opposin curved faces, a pivoted, Iev'er g avlng a end to receive the stem, the prongs of the bifurcated elid voi? the lever having sliding movement between the curved faces of the lugs of the respective pairs of lugs, and

means for operating said lever.

In testirhoriy 'whereof, I have signed this specification n th presence of two sub HENRY M. WEAVER.

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